I don't think that processing power is the main bottleneck on the AI. More important factors are just game design, balancing making such an enemy challenging but also vaguely predictable, and possibly some animation/size constraints. Just throwing more CPU cycles to its pathfinding algorithms would not automatically lead to better and more engaging gameplay.
There are non-Alien enemies in the game you have to fight and you get tools to deal with the Xenomorph other than just hiding from it. I wouldn't say the gameplay is just hiding from the Alien at all.
I'll amend this! For free, it's worth a shot. The concept, even if the execution is just so-so, is worth a look, and I like the voice performances of the new characters, small as they may be. Amanda's VA is also just as good as ever.
Truth! They and the Seegson company as a whole slot into the overall Alien mythos so perfectly, and they play such a critical role in giving the game needed mechanical and emotional diversity. They're just as frightening as the Alien to me, but in a completely different way. Makes taking them out all the more satisfying when it's possible. Perfectly pitched voice direction for them too. Just genius.
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Not sure where I read this, but I'm pretty sure their heads are based on William Shatner's likeness, in a salute to Michael Myers' mask in Halloween. Just to make it all the sweeter.
